Author: Mike Haag

By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio FORT WORTH – News and notes from Friday’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Big numbers: Kyle Busch notched his 66th victory in 174 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races (37.9% winning percentage) when he took the checkered flag in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet during the SpeedyCash.com 250. The victory was his second and third top-10 finish in 2024. It was also his sixth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 15 races at TMS. Busch ties Todd Bodine for the Truck Series most wins at Texas with…

FORT WORTH, Texas – Photos from Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows.

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service Texas could be a great place for those looking for their first win this season Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron arrives in Fort Worth this weekend both the most recent NASCAR Cup Series winner – at Martinsville, Va. last week – and also the defending winner of Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). It’s been that kind of season for the 26-year old Charlotte native. But winning back-to-back races at the 1.5-mile Texas high banks has proven to be quite…

AUSTIN, Texas – Photos from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas. All photos are provided courtesy of the NASCAR and Getty Images. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows

AUSTIN, Texas – Photos from Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsmen Truck Series XPEL 225 race, NASCAR Xfinity Series Focus Health 250 race and the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix qualifying session at Circuit of The Americas. All photos are provided courtesy of the NASCAR and Getty Images. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.

By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio AUSTIN, Texas – Here’s what some of the NASCAR Cup Series driver are saying about Sunday’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Ross Chastian, No. 1 Worldwide Express Camaro ZL1 “There’s 20 brake zones and 20 acceleration zones on the other side of each corner. I can’t think of one spot that I get really excited about passing because they’re all high risk, very heavy braking. There are some new asphalt patches in some of the corners that are brake zones. So nothing is comfortable about passing at COTA because it’s…

AUSTIN, Texas – Photos from Friday’s NASCAR Craftsmen Truck Series XPEL 225 and NASCAR Xfinity Series Focus Health 250 practice and qualifying sessions at Circuit of The Americas. All photos are provided courtesy of the NASCAR and Getty Images. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.

By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio AUSTIN, Texas – In the world of NASCAR, lineage often plays a significant role. It’s a sport where family legacies intertwine with the roar of engines and the thrill of victory. For NASCAR Cup Series driver John Hunter Nemechek, racing isn’t just a passion—it’s in his blood. Continuing the tradition set by his father, Joe Nemechek, John Hunter is carving his own path in the world of motorsports and NASCAR. Joe Nemechek’s journey began decades ago, with a triumphant Texas victory in the All Pro Super Series race at San Antonio Speedway in…

By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio AUSTIN, Texas – This weekend, Austin, Texas, braces itself for the thunderous roar of engines as the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), Xfinity Series (NXS), and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) converge for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), marking the fourth consecutive season of racing spectacle in the Lone Star State. After a thrilling stretch of five points races on ovals, the NASCAR Cup Series gears up for a shift in terrain as it heads to one of the nation’s premier road courses, the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), for…

By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio AUSTIN, Texas – University of Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian has been named the honorary starter for Sunday’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). Sarkisian, who led the Longhorns to the College Football Playoff semifinals last season, will wave the green flag to kick off the fourth annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. “It’s such an honor to wave the green flag and kick off the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix here in the great city of Austin!” Sarkisian said. “I can’t wait to get to the track…